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Baffle, pó̤.

Bag, dô̤i: money –, dák-dô̤i: straw – to cook rice in, gă-cé̤ṳ-bău.

Baggage, hèng-li.

Bail, bō̤.

Bait, ngṳ̀ né; né.

Bake, ngô̤.

Balance, – of money, cièng mūi̤: to return a balance of money, cāu cièng mūi̤: to receive a –, cāu diē: to pay a –, cāu chók: balances, tiĕng bàng dò̤: steelyard, chéng: small-steelyard, liè-dīng: to – accounts, dó̤i sáung.

Bald, lák: – head, lák tàu: – person, lák gŏ̤.

Bale, V. iēu: N. siŏh bău; siŏh kūng.

Ball, gìu; to play with –, páh gìu: cannon –, lòng-gĭ-cī; páu-cī.

Ballad, gŏ̤.

Ballast, só̤i: sand –, săi só̤i: stone –, siŏh só̤i.

Balloon, kĭng-ké-giù

Ballustrade, làng-găng.

Balsam, (flower) gĭng-hông.

Bamboo, dé̤ṳk: edible shoot of –, sūng: – switch, chùi̤; dé̤ṳk-piĕ: – pole, dé̤ṳk gŏ̤: spotted –, băng dé̤ṳk: – splints, miĕk; large and small – (for inflicting punishment), duâi bēng siēu bēng: stroke with the –, bēng.

Banana, – tree, bă-ciĕu: – fruit, bă-ciĕu-guō.

Band, dái: company, băng; bŏng; dôi: – of thieves, chék bŏng.

Bandage, N. dái: V. cák; dièng.

Banditti, chêk-pī.

Bandy-legged, báik-cê-kă; âk-mō̤-kă.

Bane, dŭk.

Bang, pâung; bòng.

Bangle, chīu sŏ̤h.

Banian, – tree, sṳ̀ng-chéu; ṳ̀ng-chéu: pendent rootlets of –, sṳ̀ng-chéu-sṳ̄.